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The “crash bag” is a large sports/hockey bag (with [recommended] or without wheels) that is to be located in
the school’s main office. In the event of an emergency, the office staff members know that they must take the
bag with them when they leave the office.
Contents of the School/Administrative sites Crash Bag
(Each school and administrative site can add as is site appropriate. Administrative sites can remove 14, 15, 16 and 17.)
Item Details/Comments
1 Blankets 2 lightweight blankets
2 First Aid Kit + 4 Burn Dressings (optional) Standard St John Ambulance issue
3 Megaphone and extra batteries Do not store the batteries in the megaphone
4 Elevator key (at sites with elevators) To allow police or fire department to access the elevator in the event they
cannot get the key from the main office
5 8 Traffic vests – 4 fluorescent lime-green
vests; 4 fluorescent orange vests
8 traffic vests for school/site supervisory staff for ready identification by police,
fire and paramedic services for incident command. There are no specific roles
assigned by vest colour.
6 Detailed floor plans Laminated floor plans of the school showing all fire information including
sprinkler locations control panels etc.
7 Detailed Site plan
8 List of students/staff with medical
conditions
9 List of hazardous chemicals List of chemicals stored in the hazardous chemical storage areas (ex. chemistry
department/print shop, etc.)
10 Map of chemical storage Map showing chemical storage for science chemicals
11 Map of other chemical storage areas Laminated map showing areas of the school where chemicals like cleaning
supplies are stored
12 3 Flashlights c/w batteries Check batteries regularly
13 Student timetable locator list Should be updated regularly
14 Alpha list of students addresses and phone
numbers
Available in Trillium. Should be updated regularly
15 Alpha student list by homeroom Available in Trillium. Should be updated regularly
16 Bus manifest Available from OSTA
17 School/department staff list with
addresses, phone #s and emergency
contact #s
Update each term as required
18 Barricade tape (yellow with black hatch
lines)
To cordon off areas where access needs to be controlled and for crowd control
19 Media response Critical phone numbers
Acknowledgement: The source document, developed by the staff at West Carleton High School, was originally adopted for inclusion in “An
Operational Guide for the Creation and Maintenance of a Safe School”, January 2000.
*If you have any questions related to school/administrative site crash bags, please contact Occupational Health & Safety via email:
occupationalhealthandsafety@ocdsb.ca or by telephone at (613) 596-8288.
Updated Oct-31-2017 – Occupational Health & Safety, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
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